A/HRC/32/9 105.2 Consider withdrawing its reservation to articles 76 and 77 of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (Philippines); 105.3 Reform its punitive anti-abortion laws (Australia); 105.4 Repeal legislation criminalizing women and girls for having an abortion, as well as healthcare providers performing such services, and take measures to allow legal and safe abortions at least in cases of rape or incest, in cases where the life or health of the mother is at risk, or where the foetus is diagnosed with grave health deficiencies (Austria); 105.5 Repeal legislation criminalizing abortion and ensure access to legal and safe abortion for victims of rape and incest, in cases where the life or health of a woman is at risk or when the foetus is not viable (Slovenia); 105.6 Establish and effectively apply the legal provisions authorizing abortion, in cases when pregnancies are due to rape or incest, or when it is established that the foetus is not viable, or when the life or the health of the mothers is at risk (Switzerland). 106. Concerning recommendation 105.1 put forward by Ghana, Paraguay informs that it is a State party to the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict and the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography. It has also signed the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure. 107. Concerning recommendation 105.2 put forward by the Philippines, Paraguay informs that it has not made any reservations to articles 76 and 77 of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families. 108. Concerning recommendations 105.3, 105.4, 105.5 and 105.6 put forward by Australia, Austria, Slovenia and Switzerland, Paraguay considers that these are not in accordance with the National Constitution (art. 4), the commitments made by Paraguay when ratifying the American Convention on Human Rights (art. 4) and the national legislation. 109. All conclusions and/or recommendations contained in the present report reflect the position of the submitting State(s) and/or the State under review. They should not be construed as endorsed by the Working Group as a whole. 24

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